Introducing the Porsche Formula E Competition IAA 2019 Qualifier! Take on the mighty Monaco and aim to set one of the top 4 times for a trip to the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt to take on the Porsche works drivers, Neel Jani & Andre Lotterer.
Registration is now open, dive into the rFactor 2 Porsche Formula E Competition IAA 2019 Qualifier and set a time to get into the top 4.
Schedule and format
So, how does it work!?
We will be hosting a time trial from 24th August to September 3rd. The top 4 times will qualify for the live race at the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt.
The competition is only open to drivers who are 18+ from Europa excluding Italy. You must be willing to travel to the live event 21st September for the race on the 22nd September.
Before you begin, if you haven’t already, you will need to have a copy of rFactor 2 installed.
If not, there are a few steps required to get going.
Step 1
Firstly create a Steam account, download and install rFactor 2 here
It’s important that you install first before the next steps.
You will also need to purchase the Formula Gen 2 car and Formula E Monaco circuit.
See here for a guide on what to do with your install
Step 2
You are ready to start! Click here to enter the competition.
Log into our competition system with your Steam account. Just click on the “Sign In” and follow the steps according to steam.
After that, you can subscribe to the current event.
If you don´t have an account on our competition system yet, you will need to fill in those details and create one.
After you’ve done this, it´s time to sign up for the Porsche Formula E Competition IAA 2019 Qualifier.
Make sure you read the terms & conditions here.
The next step shows you the current session running, info about the event etc.
On the bottom left click join to get onto our hotlap servers to create your fastest lap time on track.
Before you hit “join session”, make sure you have Steam open, rFactor 2 installed, as well as the required content (Formula E Gen 2 car and Monaco circuit).
You will likely see a pop-up looking similar to this, make sure to Open Steam Client Bootstrapper here.
Steam will then notify you about joining the server. This won’t pop up into to foreground so you might need to click on your steam window to see and accept it.
Now you are ready to go!
Choose your car livery, click on race and off you go.
During the session you can adjust your car settings to your liking. Good luck!
If you need help you can chat with us directly on Discord – click here https://discord.gg/CruX93K
Rules
Right just some hotlap/time trial rules, we will be reviewing all laps that qualify in the top-4 and performing spot-checks, those that do not observe correct driving may have their lap removed or will be disqualified (DQ)
- Observe the track limits at all times, if we observe track cutting that is unrealistic with all wheels in an off-track position the lap will be invalidated
- Do not use external software to modify performance
- Respect your competitors
- Wallriding is not allowed, if any unrealistic method is being used laptime will be invalidated
Good Luck!